towan

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towan^¹

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Borrowed from Cornish tewyn.

noun towans

Cornwall A sand dune. Here the pasture is old; and the grass very short, and perhaps salt. On these towans, distinguished as they are from very ancient times, the Cornish probably were feeding their sheep, before the Roman explored their country.

Towan^²

proper noun

A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia

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"towan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/towan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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towan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/towan

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"towan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/towan.

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@misc{towan_2026,
  title = {towan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/towan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}